This article is part of a lohud series on Orthodox Jewish women in Rockland County. The purpose of this series is to build understanding between the Jewish community and their non-Jewish neighbors.

The first Passover is an event that occurred about 3,500 years ago. It marks the beginning of the Jewish people as a free people. The first commandment given to the Jewish people was to construct ...

Humanity is currently engaged in a massive, civilization-sized project to digitize all knowledge. You may have heard about this. The project is huge, but it’s not unified; contained within it are ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A couple of years ago, Thanksgiving and the Jewish Festival of lights, Hanukkah, overlapped. This ...

Last year Hanukkah started on December 24—so if its start on Tuesday evening has snuck up on you, you're not alone. The holiday is actually perfectly predictable, but only if you're familiar with ...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published Feb. 29, 2016. This year is Leap Year in both the secular Gregorian calendar — the one most of the world goes by — and in the Hebrew calendar.

Google announced today that it’s added a Hebrew calendar to Google Calendar that will allow users to display Hebrew calendar dates and holidays next to Gregorian dates: If you use the Gregorian ...

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. — -- Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Here’s what you need to know.

It’s almost time to light the first candle on your menorah! Hanukkah is upon us, and Texas' Jewish community is preparing to celebrate the season. Whether you’re new to the tradition or want to ...

Hanukkah has already begun, and it will end just before Christmas. Here's what to know about the Jewish holiday ...

Cuba’s Jews are sadly in need of Hebrew calendars, and would like to have a rabbi and a ritual slaughterer (schochet), according to a request received here today from Havana by Rabbi Abraham M.